Coreanomecon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Papaveraceae.[2] Its native range is Korea.[2] It contains only a single species, Coreanomecon hylomeconoides.[2]

Coreanomecon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Coreanomecon
Nakai
Species:
C. hylomeconoides
Binomial name
Coreanomecon hylomeconoides
Nakai
Synonyms[1]
  • Chelidonium hylomeconoides (Nakai) Ohwi
  • Hylomecon hylomeconoides (Nakai) Y.N.Lee

Taxonomy edit

The genus Coreanomecon and the species Coreanomecon hylomeconoides were first described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1935. The species has also been placed in Chelidonium and Hylomecon,[1] but both morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence suggest that although related to these genera, it forms a distinct lineage.[3]

 
Flower

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Coreanomecon hylomeconoides Nakai". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Coreanomecon Nakai | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ Yun, Narae & Oh, Sang-Hun (2018). "Phylogenetic relationships of Coreanomecon (Papaveraceae: Papaveroideae), an endemic genus in Korea, using DNA sequences". Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy. 48 (4): 289−300. doi:10.11110/kjpt.2018.48.4.289.